Yurii Makarenko

Ukrainian serviceman, driver of the assault brigade. He was detained in March 2022 by the people's militia of the self-proclaimed DNR. Makarenko was taken into custody on charges of participating in the activities of a terrorist community: according to the investigation, he participated in combat operations against civilians and DNR servicemen as a member of the Donbass-Ukraine battalion. On 11 February 2025, Makarenko was sentenced to five years and eight months in a general regime colony.